Pages

Sunday, 2 December 2012

Swaps & Freebies

I got a text message from my dearest Jess on Saturday morning. She had
spotted a sideboard at a local car boot sale & thought I should
check it out. So I trotted down to the monthly sale. I liked it, but it
wasn't my "dream" sideboard....You know those Danish style ones with
sleek lines & the high price tags. The seller was so keen to get rid
of this Australian made sideboard that they drove over to my place to
look at mine & we did a swap. We had a Balinese style TV unit that
just didn't complement our decor. So I ended up with this one from the
1960's for free, manufactured by the Hancock Brothers, who ran a sawmill &
made furniture in Australia starting in the 1890's. At least now I have a
piece of furniture I prefer & which will do the job until I find
the ultimate piece. I changed the handles for a pair from a 1950's
dresser collecting dust in our garage.

I replaced the wooden handles for these metal ones.

I'm still undecided about the layout....sideboard in between cabinet & pigeon holes or on the end??? I'm thinking maybe in the middle looks less busy. It's clutter central around here!

I picked up this set of old wooden canisters from one of the car boot sellers for $3.

I had to buy this ghastly tea towel seeing as it is from the year I was born.

14 comments:

What a great swap! The new cabinet really suits the space. I like the new handles you placed on it too, isn't it great to have lots of things hanging around that you can pull out at any minute :)I think the tv looks better centred under the clock, so photo 2.

I have a little draw set made from the Hancock ply, it has a stamp of a bulldog on it also. A post for another day.

Great tt, it would make a perfect cushion. T x

p.s I will be surprised if I don't break my neck on the bikes, you have to twist and turn to move around this place. Can't swing a cat!

A swap is a great idea! I like your new cabinet, and I think the second layout is my preferred option. Though if you saw our terribly cluttered crappily laid out house, you might choose not to listen to anything I have to say on the matter! Great cannisters and you HAVE to have a tea towel from your birth year, ghastly or not! Good shopping, Leisa! xxxx

That tea towel really is feral, lol!!! But then I'm biased, I hate tea towels. I'd put the pigeon holes next to the wall on the far right. Great swap, looks like you wouldn't fit a bigger unit in that space anyway.xx.

The new sideboard looks fab in your lounge and I like the shelving to the right of it - the objects stand out more then don't they? The metal handles look perfect:). Canister set!! Amazing and one MUST have a birth-year tea towel if the opportunity presents itself;) xoxo

Wow girl, you scored! That sideboard is amazing, and totally suits your decor. I like it placed in between the two other cabinets, rather than to the side. And what a story to tell, as to how it ended up in your home!! Nice work xx ps I love the new handles too, you clever thing!